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Tsepz_GP
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EMS
Exactly.
Se dude
Are those limited touchscreens or full touch though? As ive said it would be fine if they just made it full and left dpad where it is.
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se_dude
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Dunno bout that. But why on earth would you have a full fledged d-pad if you want to provide for a touch screen. |
oddie k750
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Maybe like they did with the P990i? Maybe not the best example, but I loved that phone before we found about all it's imperfections... I always liked the idea that it functioned like a normal phone and when you wanted to use the touch screen you just opened the flip... Here it would be the other way around.
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ramintop
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On 2009-05-31 14:21:25, se_dude wrote:
Dunno bout that. But why on earth would you have a full fledged d-pad if you want to provide for a touch screen.
why on earth? seriously? dont you think its more user-friendly to let people choose the type of input method they prefer to use? stop forcing your opinion under everyone's throat, dont act like this half-arsed touchscreen is a good idea because it simply isnt. |
Tsepz_GP
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Exactly oddie and ramin, same thing me and many others are saying.
Se dude
P990, TyTN, TyTN-II, TouchPRO, Touch, TouchDual, XPERIA X1, Omnia (touchpad), the Google Android phones: Dream, Magic, Universe (the Samsung) etc. . .all these give the user a great choice of TS and dpad/touchpad/roller and make it easier and user friendly to use the phone.
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kjao
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erm...no front camera for 3G calls? *sigh*
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mediar
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You can make video calls with the normal camera.
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not_me
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On 2009-05-31 16:18:52, mediar wrote:
You can make video calls with the normal camera.
... which is on the back of the phone ? So that you can't both film yourself and see the person your talking to at the same time. Yet another Sony Ericsson innovation, isn't it. And for your convenience they probably will include a little mirror in the box!
Personally I don't mind this too much, because I think there are many people (me included) who never actually make video calls. Though I think they should have included a front video call camera, like they should start making complete phones for the masses and not segregated products for individuals.
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goldenface
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On 2009-05-31 14:15:38, EMS06 wrote:
Normally, I would say let's wait and see but this beauty of a phone is crippled that I don't see how it would work without annoying the hell out of the user.
So the phone is crippled? And please tell us how are they supposed to fit a 3" screen on along with d-pad and buttons and keep the phone a decent size?
If they did that then people would either complain about the screen not being large enough to watch the free movies on or that the phone is simply too long! 
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On 2009-05-31 16:50:20, not_me wrote:
On 2009-05-31 16:18:52, mediar wrote:
You can make video calls with the normal camera.
... which is on the back of the phone ? So that you can't both film yourself and see the person your talking to at the same time. Yet another Sony Ericsson innovation, isn't it. And for your convenience they probably will include a little mirror in the box!
Personally I don't mind this too much, because I think there are many people (me included) who never actually make video calls. Though I think they should have included a front video call camera, like they should start making complete phones for the masses and not segregated products for individuals.
There getting rid of the front video call camera in most phones from all manufactures, people just arent intrested in making video calls |
Dups!
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My pleasure!
Keep the 3 inch screen and have the 5 way jog dial of the old P series. How's that for a limited touchscreen phone?
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Tsepz_GP
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Goldenface
The X1 is a good size, yet has a 3inch screen with dpad AND touchpad AND full touchscreen.
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se_dude
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The X1 is a landscape slider, but I agree. They should have had the dpad on top. Lets see how it shapes up in the coming months. Surely someone would have seen this and thought about it. Lets see.
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goldenface
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The full screen of Aino and its simple design is a great part of its appeal. Anyway, I think I'll reserve judgement till I've actually used the phone but calling it crippled!
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Aino is running A2 and part of its appeal is the keypad shortcuts - these make navigating the menus lightening fast and is part of the UI appeal. A keypad would be required and would work better than the Jogdial IMO.
May be someone who has used such a design, like the Sharp phones se_dude posted, could comment on how the design fairs. I'd like to hear their thoughts.
There must be a review out there, I'll go read up. 
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mediar
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May be someone who has used such a design, like the Sharp phones se_dude posted, could comment on how / if the design is unusable. I'd like to hear their thoughts.
If the phone had full touchscreen, the design wouldn't be so unusable.
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